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  • Games Design 2D 4 Kids (age 11-17)

    Games Design 2D 4 Kids (age 11-17)

    The Games Design 2D 4 Kids course introduces kids to designing and coding 2D video games for computers, mobile devices, and the web.

    Using the Stencyl tool and it’s built-in visual programming language, users drag and drop code from a palette of “code blocks”, snapping them in place and nesting within each other, enabling the creation of advanced logic from basic components.

    This course is recommended for children who have extensive experience with block languages (such as Blockly) or text-based languages (such as Python 4 Kids) and want to branch into creating games for web, mobile and desktop using professional-level tools.

    You can register for a free Games Design 2D Taster 4 Kids to experience a session before deciding if you want to register your child for the full course.

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  • Games Design 2D Taster 4 Kids (age 11-17)

    Games Design 2D Taster 4 Kids (age 11-17)

    The Games Design 2D Taster 4 Kids course introduces kids to designing and coding 2D video games for computers, mobile devices, and the web.

    Using the Stencyl tool and it’s built-in visual programming language, users drag and drop code from a palette of “code blocks”, snapping them in place and nesting within each other, enabling the creation of advanced logic from basic components.

    This course is recommended for children who have extensive experience with block languages (such as Blockly) or text-based languages (such as Python 4 Kids) and want to branch into creating games for web, mobile and desktop using professional-level tools.

    By the end of the taster session, participants will have an understanding of what the full course entails, helping them decide if they want to continue their coding journey by registering for the Games Design 2D 4 Kids full course.

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  • Python 4 Kids (age 11-17)

    Python 4 Kids (age 11-17)

    The Python 4 Kids course introduces attendees to a powerful, modern programming language that has a gentle learning curve along with lots of useful accompanying documentation. The nature of Python means you can write short programs really quickly, with the platform remaining flexible enough for its use to be limited only by the programmers imagination.

    The simplicity of Python, does not impede its application as a serious programming language. In industry, Python is used in many famous organisations including NASA, Digg, Yelp, Google, DropBox, and Pinterest to name a few, and countless experienced programmers and security professionals use Python in their day-to-day work.

    This basic introduction to Python will cover the basic language features, including:

    • While loops, Arguments, Variables, If statements
    • Coding Arithmetic, Counters, Advanced While loops
    • Arrays, Object Literals, For loops
    • Function definitions, Drawing, and Modulo

    All of this makes Python an ideal first “proper” programming language for those children progressing past the basics of coding.

    This course is recommended for children aged 11-17 who are ready to progress on to text/keyword-based languages after having programmed “block” based languages (such as Blockly).

    You can register for a free Python Taster 4 Kids to experience a session before deciding if you want to register your child for the full course.

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  • Python Taster 4 Juniors (age 8-11)

    Python Taster 4 Juniors (age 8-11)

    The Python Taster 4 Juniors is a gentle introduction to Python – a widely used and powerful computer coding language. Python is a highly versatile and simple programming language which is used by major companies and organisations such as NASA, Google and Instagram.

    This course is recommended for children aged 8-11 who are ready to progress on to text/keyword-based languages after having programmed using “block” based languages (such as Blockly 4 Juniors).

    This gentle introduction to Python will cover the fundamental features of Python, including:

    • Using strings, variables and if statements.
    • Running mathematical operations and writing algorithms.
    • Handling user input.
    • Introduction to Python Graphics

    After attending this taster course, attendees can go on to register for the full Python 4 Juniors course.

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  • Term-Time Coding 4 Kids (ages 7-10)

    Term-Time Coding 4 Kids (ages 7-10)

    The Coding 4 Kids course, formerly Scratch 4 Kids, is designed for children aged 8-11 who are taking their first steps in coding.

    Attendees are introduced to Scratch, a procedural programming language invented at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology for teaching children the concepts of programming using visual blocks as the basic programming constructs. The coding environment within Scratch is both graphical and event-driven. The children manipulate on-screen objects (or sprites) that can be drawn or imported. Commands are grouped into ten categories which include “Motion”, “Sound”, “Pen”, “Data”, “Events”, and “Sensing” to name a few. Language commands are represented as visual blocks that snap together on a ‘coding canvas’ to form syntactically correct, complete programs.

    This course is recommended for children aged 8-11, who are beginners or just starting out learning how to code.

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  • Term-Time JavaScript 4 Kids (age 11-14)

    Term-Time JavaScript 4 Kids (age 11-14)

    JavaScript an ideal programming language for children progressing past the basics of coding, who want an introduction to programming on the web. This course is a next step in progression after completing our “Coding 4 Kids” course. This course is recommended for children aged 11-14 who are ready to progress on to text/keyword-based languages after having programmed “block” based languages (such as Scratch).

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  • Typing 4 Juniors (age 8-11)

    Typing 4 Juniors (age 8-11)

    The Typing 4 Juniors course is for children either looking to take their first steps in learning how to touch-type, or looking to improve on their existing typing skills.

    Using a gamified approach to learning to type, the challenges start out simple and progressively become more advanced. Using games, levels, badges, stars and leader boards, children learn to type interactively, building up their muscle memory and increasing accuracy and word-speed. Good seating posture and hand-placement are strongly encouraged during the sessions, ensuring a comfortable experience all round. Note that these weekly sessions are led by a LIVE!, remote tutor who is able to provide attendees guidance in real-time, along with progress reviews during the sessions.

    You can register for a free Typing Taster 4 Juniors to experience a session before deciding if you want to register your child for the course.

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  • Typing 4 Kids (age 11-17)

    Typing 4 Kids (age 11-17)

    The Typing 4 Kids course is for children either looking to take their first steps in learning how to touch-type, or looking to improve on their existing typing skills.

    Using a gamified approach to learning to type, the challenges start out simple and progressively become more advanced. Using games, levels, badges, stars and leader boards, children learn to type interactively, building up their muscle memory and increasing accuracy and word-speed. Good seating posture and hand-placement are strongly encouraged during the sessions, ensuring a comfortable experience all round. Note that these weekly sessions are led by a LIVE!, remote tutor who is able to provide attendees guidance in real-time, along with progress reviews during the sessions.

    You can register for a free Typing Taster 4 Kidsto experience a session before deciding if you want to register your child for the full course.

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  • Typing 4 LittleKids (age 5-7)

    Typing 4 LittleKids (age 5-7)

    The Typing 4 Little Kids course is for children aged 5-7 years, looking to take their first gentle steps in learning how to touch-type.

    Using a gamified approach to learning to type, the challenges start out simple and gently increase in difficulty. Using games, badges and stars, children learn to type interactively, building up their muscle memory and increasing their accuracy and word-speed. Good seating posture and hand-placement are strongly encouraged during the sessions, ensuring a comfortable experience all round.

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  • Typing Skills 4 DofE (age 13-17)

    Typing Skills 4 DofE (age 13-17)

    This Typing Skills 4 DofE course is for attendees either looking to take their first steps in learning how to touch-type, or looking to improve on their existing typing skills.

    Using a gamified approach to learning to type, the challenges start out simple and progressively become more advanced. Using games, levels, badges, stars and leader boards, attendees learn to type interactively, building up their muscle memory and increasing accuracy and word-speed. Good seating posture and hand-placement are strongly encouraged during the sessions, ensuring a comfortable experience all round. Note that these weekly sessions are led by a LIVE!, remote tutor who is able to provide attendees guidance in real-time, along with progress reviews during the sessions.

    At the end of the course, you will receive a Spark4Kids certificate and a Skills Assessor report will be submitted to the Duke of Edinburgh towards your eventual skills award.

    This course has a taster session Typing Skills Taster 4 DofE where participants can get a sense of what the full course entails before registering.

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  • Typing Skills Taster 4 DofE (age 13-17)

    Typing Skills Taster 4 DofE (age 13-17)

    This Typing Skills Taster 4 DofE course is for attendees either looking to take their first steps in learning how to touch-type, or looking to improve on their existing typing skills.

    Using a gamified approach to learning to type, the challenges start out simple and progressively become more advanced. Using games, levels, badges, stars and leader boards, attendees learn to type interactively, building up their muscle memory and increasing accuracy and word-speed. Good seating posture and hand-placement are strongly encouraged during the sessions, ensuring a comfortable experience all round. Note that these weekly sessions are led by a LIVE!, remote tutor who is able to provide attendees guidance in real-time, along with progress reviews during the sessions.

    At the end of the course, you will receive a Spark4Kids certificate and a Skills Assessor report will be submitted to the Duke of Edinburgh towards your eventual skills award.

    These Taster sessions run during term-time and by the end of the taster session, participants should have a sense of what the full course entails, helping them decide if they want to complete their Duke of Edinburgh award with the Spark4Kids Typing Skills 4 DofE course.

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  • Typing Taster 4 Juniors (age 8-11)

    Typing Taster 4 Juniors (age 8-11)

    The Typing Taster 4 Juniors course is for children either looking to take their first steps in learning how to touch-type, or looking to improve on their existing typing skills.

    Using a gamified approach to learning to type, the challenges start out simple and progressively become more advanced. Using games, levels, badges, stars and leader boards, children learn to type interactively, building up their muscle memory and increasing accuracy and word-speed. Good seating posture and hand-placement are strongly encouraged during the sessions, ensuring a comfortable experience all round. Note that these weekly sessions are led by a LIVE!, remote tutor who is able to provide attendees guidance in real-time, along with progress reviews during the sessions.

    The taster session will help attendees decide if they want to continue their coding journey with the Typing 4 Juniorsfull course.

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  • Typing Taster 4 Kids (age 11-17)

    Typing Taster 4 Kids (age 11-17)

    The Typing Taster 4 Kids course is for children either looking to take their first steps in learning how to touch-type, or looking to improve on their existing typing skills.

    Using a gamified approach to learning to type, the challenges start out simple and progressively become more advanced. Using games, levels, badges, stars and leader boards, children learn to type interactively, building up their muscle memory and increasing accuracy and word-speed. Good seating posture and hand-placement are strongly encouraged during the sessions, ensuring a comfortable experience all round. Note that these weekly sessions are led by a LIVE!, remote tutor who is able to provide attendees guidance in real-time, along with progress reviews during the sessions.

    The taster session will help attendees decide if they want to continue their touch-typing journey with the Typing 4 Kids full course.

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  • Unity 4 Kids (ages 11-17)

    Unity 4 Kids (ages 11-17)

    Our Unity 4 Kids is a game design course for children aged 11-17, during which they will complete a number of video game coding and level design projects using the professionally-capable Unity games engine and the MonoDevelop scripting tool. Attendees will learn the basics of coding in the C# language, as well as how to operate the Unity engine to produce polished, fully-realised games.

    Kids aged 11-17 of all abilities are welcome, from beginners (who have never written a line of code) all the way through to kids who have prior coding experience.

    You can register for a free Unity Taster 4 Kids  to experience a session before deciding if you want to register your child for the full course.

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